/ˌænədɪˈploʊsɪs/  |  AN-uh-dih-PLO-sis

Anadiplosis is the repetition of a clause or sentence’s final word(s) at the beginning of the clause or sentence that follows it.  Often strung together to emphasize a linear progression (think Yoda’s mantra, “Fear leads to anger.  Anger leads to hate.  Hate leads to suffering.”).  With a little reflexivity, it can also set up chiasmus or antimetabole.

Other examples:

• I hate the slog; the slog is awful.  Awful things are no good – good things are much better.
• He entered the house, and the house had many rooms, but the rooms were full of boxes, the boxes were stuffed with notes, the notes contained a warning, and that warning read “Beware the slog.”

Anadiplosis.  Use it.

Bene scribete.